Private detectives & investigators

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Private detectives & investigators are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for Private detectives & investigators was N/A in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Private detectives & investigators are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport PUMA, VA, and Columbus (North) & Westerville Cities PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Private detectives & investigators are N/A.

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Employment and salary information for the Private detectives & investigators workforce. Private detectives & investigators workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Private detectives & investigators are paid most in San Diego County (West)--San Diego City (Southwest/Central Coastal) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in N/A.

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The Private detectives & investigators workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Private detectives & investigators.

During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

Yearly Wage Ranking

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AVERAGE WAGE

#175 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Private detectives & investigators earned an average of $72,967, $5,240 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Private detectives & investigators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In N/A, Private detectives & investigators had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Private detectives & investigators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Private detectives & investigators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Private detectives & investigators and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most Private detectives & investigators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Private detectives & investigators, by average wage, is Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing ($206,714).

Occupations by Industries

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This graphic shows the share of Private detectives & investigators employed by various industries. N/A

Diversity

Demographic information on Private detectives & investigators in the US. The workforce of Private detectives & investigators in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Private detectives & investigators in the workforce is 44.7 and of female Private detectives & investigators is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Private detectives & investigators is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Private detectives & investigators in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In N/A, N/A% of Private detectives & investigators workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting N/A

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Private detectives & investigators workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Private detectives & investigators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Private detectives & investigators is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Private detectives & investigators, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Private detectives & investigators need more than the average amount of Programming.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Private detectives & investigators in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Private detectives & investigators workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

The graphic shows the Private detectives & investigators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Private detectives & investigators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Private detectives & investigators need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Private Detectives and Investigators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Private Detectives and Investigators are expected to see a growth of 4.9% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Private Detectives and Investigators.

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Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

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National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Private detectives & investigators. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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